It's easy to thank God when we feel blessed – but when life gets hard, praising God can seem like the last thing we want to do. How do we shift our perspective in the face of our greatest struggles? Follow along with our podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elevate-church/id634597356?mt=2 (Also available on major podcatchers and Elevate Church AU App)

1. SIX STUPEFYING SUNDAYS
Live Expectant
‘God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever
imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!’ Paul

2. MARK POMERY
Senior Leader

3. The most important perspective we need
is a clear perspective of:
Who God Is
What God Can Do
Who God Says We Are
What God Says We Can Do

4. Who God Is
Jehovah Jireh
Jehovah Rapha
El Shaddai

5. What God Can Do
Comfort You
Renew Your Strength
All Things Are Possible

6. ‘Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting
God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or
weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength
to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths
grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those
who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on
wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk
and not be faint.’
Isaiah Chapter 40 Verses 28 - 31

7. Who God Says You Are
Righteous
The Head And Not The Tail
More Than A Conqueror

8. ‘God will make you the head, not the tail; you’ll always be the top
dog, never the bottom dog, as you obediently listen to and diligently
keep the commands of God, your God, that I am commanding you
today.’
Deuteronomy Chapter 28 Verses 13

9. What God Says You Can Do
Move Mountains With Your Faith
Do All Things Through Jesus
All Things Are Possible For Believers

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12. ‘By this time the crowd had turned into a restless mob out for blood.
The judges went along with the mob, had Paul and Silas’s clothes
ripped off and ordered a public beating. After beating them black-
and-blue, they threw them into jail, telling the jailkeeper to put them
under heavy guard so there would be no chance of escape. He did
just that—threw them into the maximum security cell in the jail and
clamped leg irons on them. Along about midnight, Paul and Silas
were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other
prisoners couldn’t believe their ears. Then, without warning, a huge
earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the
prisoners were loose.’
[Acts Chapter 16 Verses 22 - 26]

13. Are you going to let your
chains break your praise …
Or use your praise to
break your chains?

14. You gotta learn the songs
before you get put
in the chains.